Amendment To LG Bill Not Aimed At Dethroning Sultan, Says Sokoto Assembly
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has clarified that the amendment of “A Bill for a law to consolidate the Local Government law 2008” is to enhance traditional institutions’ standards. Alhaji Sa’idu Ibrahim (APC- Sabon Birni South), Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Community Development, said the amendment focused at the district level, and not to dethrone the Sultan. He...
Court Rejects Yahaya Bello’s Plea For Transfer Of ₦80bn Fraud Case To Kogi
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has declined the request to transfer the ₦80.2bn fraud trial of ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, from Abuja to Kogi State. In a judgment on Monday, the court directed that the request by Bello, for the transfer of the alleged money laundering case instituted against him, by the Economic...
EXCLUSIVE: Untold Story Of Torture, Sexual Harassment, Unfair Labour Practice At Chinese Company In Abia Where Female Worker Was Killed
The last has not been heard of Inner Galaxy Company, a Chinese steel manufacturing company located in Umuahala community in Ukwa West local government area of Abia State where a female worker identified as Miss Vivian Ocheze Munachi Ogbonna was pushed down recently from upstairs and she passed away on the spot. Some of the past workers of the company...
22 DRC Soldiers Sentenced To Death For Fleeing Battlefield Against M23 Rebels
A military court in DR Congo’s volatile east sentenced 22 soldiers to death on Monday for “fleeing the enemy” during fighting with M23 rebels, a lawyer told AFP. Sixteen soldiers were handed death sentences in one case in the North Kivu province, and six others in a separate case, just days after 25 soldiers received a similar judgement. The latest sentences...
You’ll Hear From Me, Sokoto Governor Tells Govt Officials Who Diverted Sallah Gifts Meant For Workers
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has vowed to punish government officials who tempered with the Sallah gift approved for the workers. The governor had approved N30,000 as a Sallah gift for each worker under the state and local government employ, including teachers. However, it was alleged that, some of the workers, especially at the local government areas, were not given...
My Son Was Poisoned, Broke His Skull In Swimming Pool – Father Of 20-Year-Old Abia Cadet Officer Narrates (Video)
Mr. Ephraim Onyeomereneche, the father of 20-year-old late cadet officer of the Nigerian Army, Emmanuel Chidiebere Onyeomereneche, who died at Hotel Royal Damgrete Umuahia, Abia State capital has told ABN TV that his son was poisoned. Speaking with our correspondent shortly after his burial on Saturday at his hometown, Okwuta Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA Of Abia State, the mourning...
Man Jumps Into Osogbo River After Complaining Of Hardship
An unidentified man may have committed suicide by jumping into the Gbodofon River in Osogbo, Osun, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN gathered that the man, who was described as middle-aged, committed the act at 10.30 a.m. yesterday. A witness, who identified himself as Muri, said he overheard the man saying that he was tired of life, as he...
CJN Set To Swear In 12 New Judges Of FCT High Court Wednesday [See Full List]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Wednesday, July 10, swear in the twelve newly appointed Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. A statement by the Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, said the swearing-in ceremony would hold at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court of...
Tears As 20-Year-Old Cadet Officer Who Died Mysteriously In Hotel Pool In Abia Laid To Rest (Photos, Video)
The community of Okwuta Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA bid a tearful farewell to 20-year-old Cadet Airforce Officer Emmanuel Onyeomereneche, whose mysterious death at Hotel Royal Damgrate's swimming pool has sparked outrage and demands for justice. The young officer, who was slated to graduate with his fellow cadets just weeks ago, met his untimely demise in the pool, leaving his...
Gov. Uba Sani Reinstates Traditional Ruler Sacked By His Predecessor, El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has reinstated the paramount ruler of Piriga in the Lere Local Government Area of the state, Chief Jonathan Zamuna, describing the traditional institution as a stabilising force. Zamuna was dethroned by the former governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, a few days before the expiration of his second term tenure. But on Thursday, the governor announced Zamuna’s reinstatement during...
